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News & Current Events Apr 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM

Lapid, Bennett to announce a joint party ahead of Israeli elections

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Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid join forces under unified party ahead of Israeli elections | The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid join forces under unified party ahead of Israeli elections | The Jerusalem Post
Space has been left for Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot to join the former prime ministers' merger as well, Bennett’s office told The Jerusalem Post.
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jews4beer 2 days ago +63
Smotrich calling it the "Abbas Alliance" lol. As if he wasn't unhinged enough already.
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Bad_Day_Moose 2 days ago +36
We'd call that a coalition party here in Canada.
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itspronouncedbolonya 2 days ago +18
I think they're not using "coalition" because there's a whole thing with "the coalition" between the right wing parties, that's usually just called that, "the coalition" (hacoalizia), so they prob avoided saying it to avoid confusion
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ScumBunnyEx 2 days ago +27
In Israel "the coalition" refers ro the ruling coalition of parties that composes the current government. The other parties are referred ro as "the opposition". Lapid and Bennett 's parties are part of the opposition.
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Bad_Day_Moose 2 days ago +5
Oh that makes complete sense!
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ViciousNakedMoleRat 2 days ago +25
>Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid will hold a joint press conference on Sunday evening to announce their plan to form a united political party for the upcoming Israeli elections. Lapid's Yesh Atid Party and Bennett 2026 will form a joint list, which will be led by Bennett, his office announced. >Lapid believes that in order to win the elections, the bloc must stand behind Bennett, a leader who is, in his view, a right-winger, while being liberal and law-abiding. They spoke about stopping the squabbles within the opposition bloc, working together to focus on one aim - to win the elections, bringing about change in the country. From [The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/naftali-bennett-and-yair-lapid-announce-united-run-under-bennett-in-2026-elections/): >“This move unites the ‘reform bloc,’ puts an end to internal infighting, and allows for all efforts to be invested toward a decisive victory in the upcoming elections and to lead Israel toward the necessary reform,” Bennett’s office adds. >A recent Maariv poll showed Bennett’s party neck and neck with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud with 24 Knesset seats, while Yesh Atid [Lapid's party] received 7.
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Nooberling 1 day ago +1
Ok. Maybe you can explain to me the 'associated voting' style agreements parties in Israel can have. If Meretz and Balad had agreed to have their votes 'rolled up' into other parties would it have looked like this? Is it possible that further-left Israeli votes will be obliterated by the cutoff again, or is that problem going to be around forever?
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melody_magical 2 days ago +27
"Joint party" sorry dudes, 4/20 was six days ago :(
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voodoolintman 2 days ago +8
I was thinking more like “hell yeah dudes, I like to party too”
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supx3 2 days ago +9
If they can form a government without an Arab party they may legalize marijuana. It was on the docket in the past IIRC when Bennett-Lapid were co-prime ministers but the Abbas’ party is very conservative so it was nerfed to be easing restrictions on medical marijuana. 
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iMissTheOldInternet 1 day ago +3
And just like that I lose another reason not to make aliyah
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theboomboy 1 day ago +2
I really hope this doesn't lose them too many voters... The only real upside is that if they get more votes than Likud then the president should let them try to make a coalition first, which is important
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